Link Love: A New Solar System, Artificial Corneas, Huawei’s U.S. Mobile Market Plan, & News from the Art World’s Saviour

Scientists in England have successfully implanted a set of artificial corneas and hope the operation and development will eventually lead to widespread use of such products, which could help those with scarring and other damage that hinders sight. Click here for the complete article. Chinese telecom manufacturer Huawei has hired U.S. startup Amerilink Telecom, which [...]

Top Five Summer Playlist Songs

Pandora is like the first cup of coffee in the morning-we’d survive without it, but not happily. Here are the top five songs on heavy rotation in the Pandora, iTunes and YouTube playlists. MGMT Kids For that upbeat mood-accept your reality and live in the present… Empire of the Sun Walking on a Dream Cheery, [...]

Tiger + Britney = Gossip Rag Profits

There’s nothing a gossip rag loves more than a celebrity trainwreck and London newspaper The Sun has the scoop on two big ones. Let’s just note that The Sun is a gossip rag-cum-tabloid newspaper, so the credibility is not high. But apparently Wednesday was a big day for this paper as they reported that child [...]

The Cure Disciples

There’s a kind of intoxication that comes from the perfect live show, a bit hopeful, a bit melancholy, and very Friday. The last time I felt that was the first time I heard Sweden’s latest hit alternative band, The Mary Onettes. Playing since 2000, the four-strong group is comprised of one drummer and three pretty [...]

Sweden Studies Cumulative Exposure To Parabens, Phthalates

The results of an investigative study by Sweden’s environment ministry of the cumulative effects of potential endocrine disruptors, such as parabens and phthalates, will be presented at the November meeting of the Swedish environmental working party, reports Cosmetics Design. The Swedish study is in response to increasing findings that show reduced semen quality, malformation of [...]

Revamping Hotel CuisineWhat: Chef celeb Jamie Oliver has linked up with Scandic Hotels to help the group revamp its menus.

The Dirt:The celebrity chef is a sexy notion for us couch potatoes looking for a dreamy guy or gal that is nice to look at and offers innovative recipes. We fall prey to Jamie Oliver. He appears both sweet and sexy, which is why we sit there for an hour admiring the country setting for [...]

A Melting Pot Musician Mixing Arabic Sounds, Hip-Hop Beats & Europop EnergyWhat:Scandinavia-based Persian artist Arash is gaining ground around the globe, with a huge following in Russia.

The Dirt:ArashBased in Sweden, Iranian singer Arash is gaining popularity around world after just three years on the scene, with a sound that epitomizes the notion of a melting pot. The pop star mixes elements of hip-hop, dance and contemporary Middle Eastern beats for a sound that begs repeating and can be applied to a [...]